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Could Avocados Replace Statins?

…over fifty with known heart disease—you may want to add avocados to your diet. Plus, if your cholesterol levels are fine, but you’ve axed avocado from your diet in order to lower your fat intake know that you can enjoy them again. Avocados are also rich in twenty nutrients including vitamins B6, C…

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12 Foods that Can Save Your Heart

…cholesterol. Now it’s your turn: Which of these foods do you enjoy eating? You May Also Be Interested In: * The Heart-Healthy Truth About Eggs * Could Avocados Replace Statins?

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The Heart-Healthy Truth About Eggs

…Sinatra-Style Now it’s your turn: What is your favorite way to eat eggs? You May Also Be Interested In: * A Food to Lower Cholesterol * Could Avocados Replace Statins?

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The Surprising Truth About Organic Foods

…every time. While there are several foods like peaches, apples, strawberries, and butter where organic is a must—with other foods like kiwis and avocados, organic doesn’t matter. That’s because pesticides can’t penetrate their skin. Now it’s your turn: Which foods do you buy organic? You May…

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Cooking for Cancer

…the quicker recipes from The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Avocado Dressing Use to top salads, fish, or chicken ¾ C water 1 clove garlic, chopped 1 tsp agave nectar 2 TBSP extra-virgin olive oil ½ tsp sea salt 2 TBSP brown rice vinegar ½ ripe avocado 2 TBSP freshly squeezed lime juice ¼ C loosely packed…

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Is Your Breakfast Hurting Your Heart?

…with flaxseeds, which are rich in fiber and have a delicious, nutty taste. * DO Include Healthy Proteins in Your Breakfast: Farm-fresh organic eggs, avocado, and whey protein are all good choices. * DO Eat Plenty of Fresh Fruits and Their Juices: Blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, bananas, peaches…

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9 Mood-Boosting Foods

…barley, and spelt. * Organic turkey and free-range poultry * Avocados. Any of these foods will support serotonin levels, but perhaps the most important ingredient is DHA, which is found in fish, DHA-fortified eggs, nuts and seeds, soy, and avocado. Now it’s your turn: Have you noticed that any of these…

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L-Carnitine: The Key To Good Health

…dairy products, their diets often come up short on carnitine. A few non-meat foods that provide L-carnitine include whole milk, mushrooms, bread, avocado, raw eggs, and carrots. I’ve seen severe deficiencies among vegetarian patients with heart failure or extreme fatigue. For these people, supplementing…

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On the Road with Dr. Sinatra

…event was dinner at Au Lac, a local vegan restaurant that served several courses of raw food dishes, along with an elixir to promote digestion and an avocado smoothie at the end of the meal. Sixty of the presenters and conference staff and supporters shared exciting concepts about optimizing health through…

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10 Heart-Healthy Foods To Put on Your Grocery List

For years, I’ve believed that Mediterranean and Asian diets are the healthiest on the planet. Here are ten heart-healthy foods that should be on everyone’s grocery list. 1. Avocado—Contains lots of vitamin E, glutathione, and healthy monounsaturated fat. 2. Pomegranates/pomegranate…

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Mediterranean Eating for a Healthy Heart

…lean protein, such as chicken, fish, tofu, or egg whites. * 30-35 percent monounsaturated fats, including but not limited to olive oil, nuts, and avocado. It's very important to limit lean protein to 25-30 percent of a meal. This portion size can be gauged as a piece of lean chicken breast, fish, or…

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Three Cardiovascular Nutrition Tips

…spinach, kale, dandelion, etc. These foods contain chlorophyll (which gives them their color), whose chemical composition centers on magnesium. * Avocado * Nuts and seeds (almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, Brazil nuts, etc.) * Whole grains (buckwheat, amaranth, barley, etc.) * Legumes * Eat potassium…

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5 Heart-Healthy Snacks for Super Bowl Sunday

…rooting for. Here’s the recipe. 2. Whole wheat sodium-free chips—or better yet, organic gluten-free corn chips— with fresh tomato salsa or avocado salsa fresca. 3. Fresh vegetable tray—including antioxidant rich pepper strips, carrots, cucumbers, tomato slices, and more—with lemon poppy seed…

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5 Foods Your Cardiologist Should be “Prescribing”

…array of cardio-protective effects, which include helping to lower blood pressure and reduce homocysteine in the blood. * Avocadoes. If you love guacamole, here’s good news. Avocadoes contain both vitamin E and glutathione, potent antioxidants that defend your body against inflammation that’s at the…

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3 Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol at the Grocery Store

…cholesterol. Now it’s your turn: Which of these foods do you eat? You May Also Be Interested In: * The Heart-Healthy Truth About Eggs * Could Avocados Replace Statins?

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Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Folic Acid

…normally produced as a byproduct of the metabolism of an essential amino acid called methionine. Methionine is found in meats, cheeses, poultry, avocados, and high-protein foods, but it’s not your dietary intake of these foods that causes problems. The real problem is that many of us lack the enzymes…

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Proper Sodium-Potassium Balance Reduces Cardiovascular Risk

…vegetables, nuts, and healthy fats like olive oil. Some foods that are especially high in potassium include raisins, prunes, apricots, papaya, dates, avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, oranges, beets, strawberries, watermelon, greens, spinach, peas, squash, tomatoes, mushrooms, beans, and baked potatoes. (A…

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Heart Risk Factor: Homocysteine

…premature cardiovascular disease are directly related to excessive levels of homocysteine. High homocysteine levels can be caused by foods—red meat, avocados, sunflower seeds, wild game, poultry, and ricotta cheese. These foods contain the amino acid methio?nine. If you don’t get enough B vitamins, your…

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How to Knock Out Diabetes Before It Develops

…proteins to your diet including organic eggs, wild salmon, buffalo, organic chicken, and lamb. 2. Make these 5 foods part of your low-carb diet: avocados, nuts (macadamia nuts, walnuts, and almonds), chick peas, lentils, and broccoli. All of these foods require very little insulin for your body to process…

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Lower Blood Pressure Levels With Diuretics

…potassium you can get in a supplement is limited, I also recommend that you eat potassium-rich foods such as raisins, prunes, apricots, papaya, dates, avocados, bananas, strawberries, watermelon, cantaloupe, oranges, beets, greens, spinach, peas, squash, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked potato, beans, peas, turkey…

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